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Thirteen North Texas MFA students will get a chance to shine in the new year. Dallas Contemporary will  present Open University, the inaugural DC NTX Graduate Student Program exhibition, opening January 24, 2025.

Santa will come to the North East Mall, Firewheel Town Center, Grapevine Mills and The Shops at Clearfork.

Thanksgiving is over, so now it’s on to the December holidays. DallasNews.com/Food offers information on festive food and drinks as well as restaurants closing and opening across North Texas.

Lyric Stage is bringing back the heavenly quartet, The Plaids, for the holidays.

Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will be honored at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s annual Hope for Humanity Dinner.

Downtown Fort Worth will host the 42nd annual Parade of Lights on Sunday, Nov. 24.

Since the 2014 holiday season, twelve 25-foot-tall glittering gazebos depicting “The 12 Days of Christmas” have dotted the Dallas Arboretum’s garden.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, DallasNews.com/food writer Sarah Blaskovich has some last-minute tips, plus news on a new fine-dining restaurant in Fort Worth and a 100-year-old ice cream shop that’s expanding to North Texas.

North Texas’s own Post Malone is bringing his “Big Ass Stadium Tour” to Arlington next spring.

The Dallas Museum of Art’s Director will step down at the end of the year after an eight-year tenure.

It’s arguably one of the biggest weeks for food news in Texas in a decade. Michelin announced it’s first-ever list of best restaurants in Texas.

Six Flags will spend more than $1 billion on new rides and enhancements at its two parks in Arlington, Texas.

There are several events happening across North Texas through the holiday season. Here is a list of a few: